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Question

Unable to use Wi-Fi with iPhone or iPod touch because there'

Aug 25, 2012 9:56PM PDT

Unable to use Wi-Fi with iPhone or iPod touch because there's no Wi-Fi address listed for the device.
One dya all is fine and the the next, my iPhone doesn't list any wifi networks anymore.
Also I have been experiencing fast loss of battery power. With the wifi on my phone wouldn't last a day...
Any idea/tips?
Cheers

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does the phone
Aug 26, 2012 1:18AM PDT

......detect the presence of the wifi router??

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Wifi....
Aug 25, 2012 11:14PM PDT

Is a tremendous battery drain on any device. You need to be aware of that limitation.

I am afraid that I can't offer much advice about your connection issue though.

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try shutting the iPhone down and
Aug 25, 2012 11:38PM PDT

then restarting it

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With the wifi on my phone wouldn't last a day..
Aug 26, 2012 2:40AM PDT

That's true!

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Agreed....
Aug 26, 2012 3:51AM PDT

Same thing when GPS and/or Bluetooth are left active. This is nothing new or previously unknown, just something to be aware of..